2. Mark the mutual position of the flanges of the rear section of the cardan shaft and the drive gear of the gearbox (photo).
11.2 Before disconnecting the cardan shaft, mark the mutual position of the flanges
3. Turn away four bolts of fastening of a flange of a back section with a flange of a leading gear wheel of a reducer.
11.3 Locking the cardan shaft when loosening the bolts
4. On a two-section cardan shaft, unscrew the bolts securing the middle support.
5. Move the propeller shaft and disconnect from the rear flange, then lower and remove the propeller shaft from the gearbox.
6. Plug the hole in the gearbox.
7. Installation is carried out in the reverse order. Align the marks made during removal.